Japanese Inro from the Brozman Collection

English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket in slipcase).; 2.2 kg.; 22 xc 31.5 cm.; 304 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket show minor edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior in very good condition, apart the second page that has a wear mark at the middle. The slipcase shows several scratches throughout and also bumps on the spine. Very good condition overall.; After discovering the wonders of Japanese inro twenty years ago, Shep Brozman began to assemble a collection that is now of such quality that it must rank as one of the world's finest. This book tells of the excitement, the successes and disappointments over the years of collecting as well as demonstrating Shep Brozman's appreciation of the intricacies of lacquer and his widely acknowledged 'eye' for great design.